Da sind, Es gibt  by jwozniak1   8. Sept 2010

Can someone tell me the difference between da sind and es gibt?
Danke.
DerDarkWolf222   10. Sept 2010

"When you want to express how many there is of something at a given time (unless it is about population or a more permanent numerical existence), you usually opt for "es ist/sind". Otherwise, using "es gibt" could apply something is being offered (for sale, for the taking, etc)"

(Icetrance)
http://forum.wordreference.com/showpost.php?s=ff842e43223a212c8e4e420829a9a398&p=7472165&postcount=9
DerDarkWolf222   10. Sept 2010

"Da sind..." = "There's..."

All I know about "Da sind"
timbod   7. Oct 2010

I think the difference is that Es gibt means "there exists" where as "da ist" means at that place. eg
Da ist eine katze auf meinem Bett (there is a cat on my bed= a cat is there on my bed)

Es gibt drei Geschlechter in der deutsche Sprache (there exists three genders in the german language)

Hope that helps

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